Ministry of Interior

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD; Russian: Министерство внутренних дел [МВД], Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del) is the interior ministry of Russia.

The MVD is responsible for law enforcement in Russia through its agencies the Police of Russia, Migration Affairs, Drugs Control, Traffic Safety, the Centre for Combating Extremism, and the Investigative Department. The MVD is headquartered in Zhitnaya Street 16 in Yakimanka, Moscow. Vladimir Kolokoltsev, a career police office, has been the Minister of Internal Affairs since 2002.

The Russian MVD re-formed as the MVD of the Russian SFSR in 1990, following the restoration of the republican Russian Council of Ministers and the Supreme Soviet of Russia. It continued in its functions when Russia gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. As of 2017 the Ministry controlled: the Politsiya (formerly Militsiya), the General Administration for Traffic Safety, and the Federal Drug Control Service. Since the disbanding of the Russian Tax Police Service in 1993, the MVD also investigates economic crimes.

Kolokoltsev is a career cop with a reputation for being an effective investigator. He is a savvy bureaucratic operator who is respected by the police officers at the federal level.

He was born May 11, 1961 in Nizhny Lomov, Penza region. He joined the (Soviet) MVD in 1982, and his first appointment was in Moscow within the department protecting diplomatic missions.

In 1984, he was promoted to the rank of platoon commander within the Separate Patrol-Guard Service (PPSM) Battalion of the Moscow’s Gagarin raion. A year later, he was enrolled into the MVD’s Higher Political School. On graduation in 1989, he became an oper (case officer/investigator) in the criminal investigations section (OUR) at Moscow’s Kuntsevo precinct.

In 1992, he briefly became a senior investigator in the 2nd Criminal Investigations Directorate (UUR) of the Moscow City Main Internal Affairs Directorate (GUVD), heading the 108th precinct and then in 1995 became head of criminal investigations for the Central Administrative District’s 2nd UUR.

In 1997, he took command of the 4th Regional Division for Moscow of RUOP, the MVD’s organized crime directorate. In 1999, he was again promoted, becoming chief of the Regional Operational-Investigative Bureau (ORB) for the South-Eastern Administrative District of Moscow’s Central Regional Office for Combating Organized Crime. He continued to rise and in 2001 took over the Central Federal District’s 3rd operational-investigative bureau and then the deputy head of the district’s whole ORB.

Vladimir Kolokoltsev​

 

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	Immigration & Visa Policy​

Immigration Policy​

Passports/Visas/Proof Of Identity

Passports/Visas/Proof Of Identity​

Document Type (Function)	Example	Notes
Russian Passport (Used by Russian citizens as proof of nationality and identity)		Features Russian Name Passport Number Place Of Birth Date Of Birth Sex Issuing City Date Of Issue Date Of Expiration Picture Russian
Emergency Passport (Issued to individuals as proof of nationality and identity in the event that their passport is lost, stolen, or expires, while they are abroad. Can be valid up to a maximum of one year from date of issue. Can be issued without permission by the requester's government if they are a Russian Citizen. Individuals that request an emergency passport who are not Russian Citizens must have permission sought from their national government before an Emergency Passport may be issued.)		Features Russian Name Passport Number Place Of Birth Date Of Birth Sex Issuing City Date Of Issue Date Of Expiration Picture Russian
Кимлик Карты The National ID Card uses biometric data passports. They can be used as a driving licence, a bank card, and bus ticket. The cards are only valid for 10 years. They are in ID-1 (credit card) size, smaller than the previous cards. Cards are bilingual, both in Russian and English. E-signatures can be installed into the card's chip and have a PIN codes for authorization. Under the E-Russia project a digital E-KimKart has been made to allow for citizens to use digital services.		Features Russian Name Russian Identification Number/Card Reader Mother's Name Father's Name Issuing Authority Date Of Issue Date Of Expiration Gender Nationality Picture Russian
Russian Identification Number (Used by Russian citizens for E-Russian services		Features Russian Name Passport Number Place Of Birth Date Of Birth Sex Issuing City Date Of Issue Date Of Expiration Picture Russian
E-visa (Obtained by foreigners before entry into the Russian Federation as proof of identity, along with a valid passport)		Features Russian Name Gender Nationality Document Number Date Of Birth Date Of Issue Date Of Expiry Picture Russian
Entry Permit (Obtained by foreigners before entry into the Russian Federation as proof of identity, along with a valid passport)		Features Russian Name Nationality Passport Number Purpose For Visit Duration For Visit Height Weight Other Distinctive Features Thumb Print Entry Cut-off Date Russian
Certificate Of Vaccination (Obtained by foreigners before entry into Russia as proof of up-to-date vaccinations or diagnostic tests. Implemented for countries that are experiencing a severe outbreak of a contagious disease, or individuals who have recently visited such afflicted regions, regardless of their nationality.)		Features Russian Name Passport Number Date Of Diagnostic Test/Vaccination Disease Tested For/Vaccinated Against Details Of The Treating Physician Russian

Immigration Form

	Russian Federation​ BORDER FORCE VISA/IMMIGRATION FORM​ ​

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Field	Details
Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601)
Family Name:
Given Names:
Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY):
Country of Birth:
Country of Residence:
Gender (M or F):
Passport Number:
Country of Passport:
Your Nationality as Shown on Passport:
Passport Date of Issue:
Passport Date of Expiry:
Passport Place of Issue/Issuing Authority:
Main Purpose of Travel (select one):	Tourism [] Business []
Previous Citizenship Details (if applicable):
Criminal Convictions (if any):	Yes [] No []. Details:
Other Names (if any):	Yes [] No []. Names:
Phone Number:
Residential Address:
Town/City:
Province/State:
Post Code:
Country:

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[tr][td]Family Name:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Given Names:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY):[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Country of Birth:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Country of Residence:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Gender (M or F):[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Passport Number:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Country of Passport:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Your Nationality as Shown on Passport:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Passport Date of Issue:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Passport Date of Expiry:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Passport Place of Issue/Issuing Authority:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Main Purpose of Travel (select one):[/td][td]Tourism [] Business [][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Previous Citizenship Details (if applicable):[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Criminal Convictions (if any):[/td][td]Yes [] No []. Details:[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Other Names (if any):[/td][td]Yes [] No []. Names:[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Phone Number:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Residential Address:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Town/City:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Province/State:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Post Code:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Country:[/td][td][/td][/tr]
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